The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72%
2
82%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
97%
8
92%
9
85%
10
76%
11
66%
12
57%
13
47%
14
37%
15
28%
16
20%
17
13%
18
7%
19
3%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
5%
24
10%
25
17%
26
25%
27
35%
28
46%
29
57%
30
69%
Darkest night
Wed 21 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30